Using Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Students in Health Discussions
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An annual online program called Drug Fact Chat Day connects teens with addiction scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse via a custom Q&A system built with a contractor: questions flow through admin → moderator → topic teams → editor and into a public chat; 14,000 questions in 2008, 1,300 answered (~10%) highlighting a major capacity gap; analysis shows rising marijuana and Sharpie inhalant questions in 2009; expands into Drug Fact Week 2010 with White House, Education, Transportation, Justice, MTV and the Grammy Foundation.
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